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General Electric, Coca Cola, Colgate-Palmolive and other industry leaders have been around for more than a century and remain competitive in their respective markets. Today, we investigate why such entrepreneurial feat is rare in Africa and why less than one percent of businesses founded on the continent outlive their founding generations. First, African entrepreneurs seldom …

Building Multi-Generational Multi-National African Tech Corporations Read More »

Chanzo is a Swahili word for “early stage” or “beginning,” a brand chosen by the firm to highlight our unique ability to help founders with smart new ventures into commercially viable businesses. So it came to pass that in the beginning, Angel Fair Africa (AFA) was a precursor to Chanzo Capital (CC). After a successful …

Chanzo Capital @ 10: Conviction, Execution Risk and Leap of Faith Read More »

Nairobi, Kenya – 30th October 2024: Thomas Festerling, CEO of Greentec Capital, Germany, Achumboro Ataande, Angel Investor and CEO of Attaande and Advisors, USA, Mia von Koschitzky–Kimani, Managing Partner of Future Africa, Nigeria and Rodrique Msechu, CEO of Serengeti Angels, Tanzania would consititute the Angel Investors Panel moderated by Abigail Komu of Nairobi Business Angel Network (NaiBAN), Kenya on …

Investors, Entrepreneurs and Transitions Panels @11th Angel Fair Africa Read More »

A series of submarine fiber cable cuts this year have called into question the resilience of Africa’s Internet infrastructure and its ability to serve the tech ventures as they scale up their operationsas the foundation for the scaling of tech ventures across the continent. The current generation of tech founders are building applications that sit …

Resilient Internet Infrastructure Needed for Africa to ScaleUP Read More »